Authorities want to finish farmlands inventory by 2015
2011-06-06 14:35:22
The State Agency of Land Resources is planning to complete an inventory of farmlands by December 2015, according to the deputy chairman of the State Agency of Land Resources of Ukraine, Mykola Kaliuzhny.
"By December 1, 2015 we should finish the work [an inventory of farmlands]," he said.
For an overall inventory of all lands, according to Kaliuzhny, UAH 19 billion is need (USD 1 - UAH 7.97). He noted that for that purpose money from state and local budgets will be used, as well as funds from individuals and legal entities.
In all, Ukraine has more than 60 million hectares of lands, including 41.8 million hectares are arable lands, of which tillage makes 33 million hectares.